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· Posted: 20.05.2014 · #1

I called in to the doe centre this morning which is not far from me to book the camper in for test they told me to come back in an hour I forgot to ask if I need to remove everything in the camper for the test or just bring it in as it is and is there anything else I need to do

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· Posted: 20.05.2014 · #2

I am not sure what your test involves but I would suggest the following.

Empty all water tanks to reduce weight. As has been recently mentioned on this forum, this could assist with breaking ability.
Remove footwear and clothing for the same reason.

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· Posted: 20.05.2014 · #3

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Remove footwear and clothing for the same reason.

It could get a bit nippy

Take everything out of your motorhome that isnt fixed to it, it makes for a good excuse to clear out the things that you really dont need with you as well as reducing the overall weight.

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· Posted: 20.05.2014 · #4

I cleared all out and brought it to the test centre and it passed ok
Thanks again

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· Posted: 20.05.2014 · #5

We have tested ours twice, passed first go each time and never took anything out of it.
You need your reg. cert and if the Motorhomes is LHD you will need Beam benders on the Head Lights.

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· Posted: 20.05.2014 · #6

I asked the tester if he needed the camper door unlocked he said he didn't need to go in there anyway I am glad it passed so it's ok for another two years

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· Posted: 20.05.2014 · #7

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I am glad it passed so it's ok for another two years

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· Posted: 20.05.2014 · #8

Just got the tax renewal for the van today. Due to a family bereavement had forgotten all about the van. Whats the story..........do I need to get the van tested before I can tax it or can I go on line and tax away?????

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· Posted: 20.05.2014 · #9

I got my tax renewal yesterday, but no pin number to tax on line,so if you have a pin number go ahead

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· Posted: 20.05.2014 · #10

Bummer.........no pin.........looks like I'm off to the test centre.

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· Posted: 20.05.2014 · #11

No Pin Either ..... have to go in and tax the van...... same last year... hope you pass test.

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· Posted: 20.05.2014 · #12

70 flippin euro..........it better pass. :bandit:

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· Posted: 20.05.2014 · #13

I paid €93 for the test today and there is another charge at the tax office along with the road tax they don't seem to do online for campers if the van is under ten years old it is tested every two years and and over ten years old it has to be tested every year

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· Posted: 20.05.2014 · #14

Lad the test in the south is now centralised as far as I know,

You no longer have to exchange the pass cert for a cert of road worthiness any more, the cvrt post you out the pass cert and the disc for the windscreen,

And I have heard that a camper be it 3500kgs or over as long as it's 2 axles is €93 odd and if it's got 3 axles it's more (€111 odd I think)

Why bother wasting your time going into the flipping tax office, post the reminder with the appropriate info filled in and payment (cheque or card) and they will post you out your tax disc usually with in 4 working days, only cost is 60 pence for a stamp

Hope this helps some body

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· Posted: 20.05.2014 · #15

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Why bother wasting your time going into the flipping tax office, post the reminder with the appropriate info filled in and payment (cheque or card) and they will post you out your tax disc usually with in 4 working days, only cost is 60 pence for a stamp

Hope this helps some body

Thats what i do,keep the post man employed

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· Posted: 20.05.2014 · #16

Quote by TAYLOR.

Quote by mad max

Hope this helps some body

Thats what i do,keep the post man employed

True, Ken. I went to Clonmel tax office last year and they were closed when I got there at 2pm. They close @ 1pm every day.

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· Posted: 21.05.2014 · #17

I googled the test and it gave 70e for camper van............and do ya think I can find it again !!!. Anyway over to the test centre today to book it in. At least two years is some peace

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· Posted: 21.05.2014 · #18

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Anyway over to the test centre today to book it in.

You could save another trip by phoning instead making the trip to book in

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· Posted: 21.05.2014 · #19

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Re motortax on line for campers: This is possible. I was able to renew my tax online in January.

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· Posted: 21.05.2014 · #20

No Pin number on my renewal and as the van is four years old the test must be done. Booked in to kinahan commercials next wednesday @ 93e. What's the additional cost someone mentioned?.

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· Posted: 21.05.2014 · #21

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Re motortax on line for campers: This is possible. I was able to renew my tax online in January.

I dont need a DOE yet as van is not 4 years old,still cant tax on line i need a pin number

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· Posted: 21.05.2014 · #22

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I dont need a DOE yet as van is not 4 years old,still cant tax on line i need a pin number

Very odd that you had no pin but I did. The wonders of our systems.

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· Posted: 21.05.2014 · #23

i got a pin for my tax for MH aswell, i think it may have to do with the date your cert of road wothiness but im not too sure,

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· Posted: 21.05.2014 · #24

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No Pin number on my renewal and as the van is four years old the test must be done. Booked in to kinahan commercials next wednesday @ 93e. What's the additional cost someone mentioned?.

I had mine done in March and passed ok.

The cost for the test = € 70.86
Camper RSA Levy = € 6
VAT = € 16.30

Total = € 93.16

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· Posted: 21.05.2014 · #25

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cant tax on line i need a pin number

This happened to me last year as well, I rang the Tax office to query why this was so as I always had a pin number and the lady in the tax office offered to give me a pin number over the phone.

But as I was going on hol's in three days time I might not get the Disc in time, so I had to go to the tax office to get it.

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· Posted: 22.05.2014 · #26

I went in to the motor tax office to tax the van I had to fill in a form then I was told they had to see the van as I was taxing it for the first time even though it was taxed before as it is an 08 I bought it last December
I went home and got the camper went back qued again for half an hour.
A man came out to look at the van and asked to see the inside and after giving it a good going over he said it was ok.
He then asked to see the registration book and he then told me there was a problem as the make model stated unspecified and he would have to contact the Shannon office to have it rectified.
He told me that if I was in another country and was stopped they would take the van off me as the tax disc stated unspecified.
Another half an hour and I was called payed €102 tax and got my disc stating renault master they told me I would be issued with a new regristeration book in a week

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· Posted: 22.05.2014 · #27

My tax book says "make unspecified....colour silver" as does the the log book, it simply say "motor caravan". So .........where does that leave a lot of us ..?.

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· Posted: 22.05.2014 · #28

That's the way mine was as we'll the official in the tax office was concerned about it that's why he contacted the office in Shannon and they are sending me a new registration book with renault master as the make model my new tax disc also has renault on it the old one had unspecified on it
So that's the story on it it's strange alright

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· Posted: 24.05.2014 · #29

My logbook and tax disc also say unspecified for the make so I rang the tax office who told me to contact the revenue in CVO section in Rosslare Harbour. I spoke with a guy called Kevin Brogan who was very helpful. After checking all my details on his computer he said to send the logbook down to them, they will fill in the correct details and forward it to Shannon who will issue a new logbook. He said that the make is the coach-builder and not the original base vehicle. If I ever get over there I hope the French and Italian cops are happy that I'm driving a Dethleffs and not a Fiat Ducato.

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· Posted: 24.05.2014 · #30

My logbook has unspecified (tax disc too ) on it too it also has no axels and no width i renewed tax in Jan no problems ,in France now police not interested in Irish tax

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· Posted: 24.05.2014 · #31

They may not be interested in road tax from what the guy told me at the tax office that in the event of a collision ect there would be a problem as the vehicle can't be described if your car is an Opel cadet then the make is Opel and the model is cadet so if your camper is make fiat model adria
There is a lot of changes lately and I don't think it is clear what way campers should be described
Anyway I will have my registration book returned next week it will be interesting to see what they specify the camper as

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· Posted: 26.05.2014 · #32

I got my new registration book in the post this morning now stating make/model renault master so that's that sorted

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· Posted: 26.05.2014 · #33

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I got my new registration book in the post this morning now stating make/model renault master so that's that sorted

Are the weights correct paddy or are they left blank or 1kg?

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· Posted: 26.05.2014 · #34

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I got my new registration book in the post this morning now stating make/model renault master so that's that sorted

Hi Paddtx, Can you tell us what is under ( J ) Eu Vehicle Category.

Mine is ( N1 ), which is incorrect as this is for commercial vehicles. It should be M or M1 for motorhomes. I tried to get mine changed last year with a lot of phone calls Etc, to no avail so I just couldn't be bothered any more. The Sooner the better the RSA sort it out once and for all.

This is why some Motorhomes are receiving speeding tickets as category N1 is for commercial and restricted to 80/85 Kilometers hour.

It was A big discussion on boards.ie but I cant find the link right now.

I found this link EU law and publications

Scroll down to ANNEX II
DEFINITION OF VEHICLE CATEGORIES AND VEHICLE TYPES
A. DEFINITION OF VEHICLE CATEGORY

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· Posted: 26.05.2014 · #35

Tom mine is ni also
It is affectingly a commercial chassis and cab I agree with you they need to sort this out as there is a lot of light commercial vehicles used for different purposes this was plain to see at the tax office as everyone were having problems trying to tax their vehicles

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· Posted: 27.05.2014 · #36

Yeah paddyx, when I went in to tax my van last year I mentioned that N1 was wrong they looked at me as if I had two heads, they even rang Shannon and they still couldn't get an answer.

They fobbed me off by saying that they will sort it out in a couple of weeks I'm still wating

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